May 6, 2023
Wildflowers of the Santa Monicas
Wildflower-lovers take note: the Santa Monicas are in bloom. I biked Temescal Ridge to the Hub to Trippet Ranch to Parker Mesa to Paseo Miramar to the mighty Pacific today, and I (more)
April 29, 2023
Williamson Creek
By reputation the Shepherd/Williamson Creek drainage is impassible—there must be some reason, after all, that they began the Shepherd Pass trail in an entirely different (more)
April 11, 2023
The 2023 South Sierra Snowpack
Beware those tempting faces and gullies, my friends. At nearly 300% of normal, we've got yesterday's snowpack, to be sure, but we've still got today's temperatures. Dave (more)
March 31, 2023
The San Gabriel Traverse
I don't know when, exactly, I first started thinking about skiing across the San Gabriels, but 2008 (the first time I climbed and skied Baden-Powell) is probably a good (more)
March 22, 2023
Too Much Snow?
Well the good news is we'll be skiing through summer—if we care to. Mammoth Mountain likely already has enough snow to carry them to November. I wonder what they'll (more)
March 19, 2023
WWSRA Mammoth 2023
What with all the storm craziness and urban skiing I forgot to post out links to my video reviews from the 2023 WWSRA show at Mammoth Mountain this past February, so here (more)
March 11, 2023
Telegraph’s South Face
Looking at Telegraph Peak's south face from Ontario Peak in 2006, I remember thinking, if that ever has snow on it, I should ski it. Well snow finally arrived, and I was lucky (more)
March 1, 2023
What’s Your Dream?
I came to Los Angeles a small-town kid chasing elusive dreams and let's be honest, you can imagine how that went. This is a city that tends to grind people like me to (more)
February 23, 2023
Kendrick Peak
As you all know, my fondness for off-the-beaten-path adventures sometimes often goes awry, but in this case, I found surprisingly good skiing on Kendrick Peak, just northwest of (more)
February 22, 2023
High Variance Equals High Risk
Forecast models are calling for the possibility of snow as low as 1000 feet above sea level virtually state-wide, and NWS Los Angeles has issued a (not quite) unprecedented (more)
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